Currently in the wilderness since June 2016, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and ex-Minister Eknath Khadse resorted to a famous Bollywood number to voice his anguish – and warn the party leadership of his mood, here on Thursday.
He sang a classic song from the 1966 blockbuster “Mamta”, significantly at a Congress function, sending clear signals to the state BJP leadership.
Khadse was forced to quit after various allegations were hurled against him, including corrupt practices and links with absconding mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar.
“I want answers – What corruption I indulged in? How much wealth have I amassed? There has been an inquiry against me. The government must show everything to the people,” Khadse said in his speech.
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“I have worked with the BJP for 40 years and contributed to its growth. I have zero desire to leave it. But, I am being pushed out of the BJP and I have already informed senior leaders. You are leaving me with no options,” Khadse continued, hinting at preparations to bid goodbye to the BJP.
Demanding answers from the BJP leadership, the 65-year-old veteran politician said: “Don’t make me run away from the party. If I am a criminal, then put me in jail. In politics, nothing is impossible.”
Opening the doors for him, Congress state President Ashok Chavan said his reputation as an upright and self-respecting leader was well-known. Earlier, the Nationalist Congress Party senior leader Ajit Pawar had also extended an open invitation to Khadse to join the party whenever he felt like it.
Khadse, his daughter-in-law Raksha Khadse, who is the BJP MP from the Raver Lok Sabha constituency, was among the prominent invitees at the 61st birthday celebrations of veteran Congress leader Rajiv Patil here.
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